The 1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the seventh varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.
Roster and schedule
+ 1916–17 North Carolina Tar Heels rosterNamePositionYearHometown Claude William Reynolds "Rennie" Cuthbertson Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina Elliot Culver Grandin C Freshman Tidioute, Pennsylvania John Gwynn Junior Leaksville, North Carolina Beemer Harrell Senior Marshville, North Carolina Luther Hodges Sophomore Leaksville, North Carolina Roy Isley Senior Burlington, North Carolina Frank Kendrick Senior Dillon, South Carolina Bryce Little Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina Peter Lynch Junior Raleigh, North Carolina Lewis "Mac" McDuffie F Columbus, Georgia Curtis Sidney "Sis" Perry C Freshman Durham, North Carolina Ramsey Carlyle Shepard F Sophomore Wilmington, North Carolina Charles Gaillard "Buzz" Tennent F, G Junior Asheville, North Carolina George "Raby" Tennent G Senior Asheville, North Carolina Reference:
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Aftermath
The team was the first North Carolina squad to beat Virginia, which George Tennent later commented "when you beat Virginia in those days, you more or less had it made." The team was brought to Woollen Gymnasium in 1958 for a reunion. After the game, the team went to the North Carolina State Capitol where former teammate and then Governor of North Carolina Luther Hodges received them. The team reminisced and passed around a basketball and wound up breaking a chandelier in the building.
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